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Monopoly Games in Kazakstan
Respected anti-monopoly chief slapped down after upsetting well-connected oligarch.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan's Rising Drugs Crisis
Opium and heroin becoming commonplace as authorities fail to tackle spiralling problem.
21 Feb 05
Tashkent Courts Moscow and Beijing
Regional gathering underlines Uzbekistan’s shifting foreign policy priorities.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Bride Tax Forces Women Into Exile
Turkmen women flee to Uzbekistan to get around decree that places too high a price on their happiness.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan's Foreign Uzbeks
Uzbeks living on the wrong side of the border are told to get Turkmen passports – or get out.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Punitive Treatment
Shocking stories of abuse from drug abuse clinic, where even the neighbours say they can see inmates being beaten up.
21 Feb 05
Mysterious Disappearances in Uzbekistan
An Arabic teacher disappears without trace amid concerns that police might implicate him in March violence.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: New Curbs on Foreign Study
Authorities continue to create obstacles for school-leavers who want to study abroad.
21 Feb 05
Urban Facelift, Turkmen Style
Suburbs fall victim to Turkmen president’s grand design as he rebuilds the capital to his own taste.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Karakalpak Fishermen Still Floundering
In the last remaining expanses of water, fishermen in the Aral Sea region struggle to make a living.
21 Feb 05
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